Hands-On with AirPlay 2 and HomeKit on Vizio SmartCast TV

Vizio yesterday released the beta version of the updated Smartcast software, which allows iPhone owners who have a Smartcast TV to first use the integration of AirPlay 2 and HomeKit on a third-party TV.

We picked up a compatible Vizio TV (which includes current models of the P and M series) and managed to see how AirPlay 2 and HomeKit work on a non-Apple device.

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AirPlay 2 on Vizio TV allows TV shows and movies to be transmitted from the iOS device directly to the TV, without the Apple TV set, the upper field is required. The movie can be launched on the iPhone and AirPlayed directly to the TV, with 4K HDR and Dolby Vision support.

It is also possible to display the Mac or iOS device screen on your TV, allowing you to display photos, spreadsheets, webpages, documents, games, and more on a larger TV display. This feature could not work in beta, but it should be available in the running version of the software.

AirPlay support allows several sources of sound to play the same content, which means that the song can be played on one TV, several TVs or the Vizio AirPlay TV device, such as HomePods for home audio .

AirPlay 2 is related to HomeKit, so Vizio TVs that support Apple's new protocols will be displayed directly on the Home app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

In the home application, you can do the following: switch the inputs, turn the TV on and off, and adjust the volume. For these commands, you can also use Siri, so a simple voice prompt Siri on one of your devices can adjust the volume or turn the TV on or off like other HomeKit products.

Siri can AirPlay content from an iOS device or Mac to a TV, which means a command similar to "Hey Siri to play the game of thrones in the living room TV" ̵

1; is fast A way to play a television show or movie without having to search for it.

Vizio & # 39; s AirPlay 2 and the HomeKit beta is open to all Vizio owners with a Smartcast compliant TV, and if you are interested in registering, you can do so on the Vizio website. Currently, beta works with P and M series TVs from 2016 onwards, but in the future it will go out to other Vizio TV owners.

When the function is launched, AirPlay 2 and HomeKit will work on the following Vizio TVs, based on the Apple HomeKit TV list:

VIZIO P-series Quantum X (2019)

-Series Quantum (2019) VIZIO M-Series (2018, 2017, 2016)

VIZIO M-Series (2018, 2017 and 2016)

VIZIO M-Series Quantum (2019)

VIZIO M-Series (2018, 2017 and 2016) 2018, 2017 and 2016 UHD models)

VIZIO V-Series (2019)

VIZIO D-Series (2018)

Televisions of many other brands will also receive AirPlay 2 and support for HomeKit, including LG, Sony and Samsung (without HomeKit). Apple is also planning to bring its new TV program to other manufacturers' TVs in the future.

Apple TVs are planning to officially launch AirPlay 2 and HomeKit functions sometime in the summer.